The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-09

doors and furnishing material. :. 81 so
G. p. Robinett plastering at jail. 900
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. I. GRIFFIN. Chairman.
Supervisor Stevenson, chairman commit
tee on complaints and Attachments, submit
ted the following report, which was adopted
Dir Charmon, &c: Your committee on
complaints and Attachments would respect
full report that they have examined the
matter OF the petition of John Schmidt. of the
city OF La Sale, presented before them, and
calling attention to an error in the Assess
mpnt Of lot, Kees's addition to La Sale,
for the year Of 1886, upon the affidavit of
the assessor of said town, that he assessed
said lot at S25, and that by some error, sup
posed to be in copying from his field book,
it stands assessed AT Sl25, we, therefore.
recommend the abatement Of so per cent of
the lax on said lot.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES W. STEVENSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Wilson, chairman committee on
state charitable institutions, submitted the
following report, which was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, Sc: Your committee on
state charitable institution claims would re
specially report that they have examined
all claims presented before them, and re-
commend the payment of the following, and
that the clerk be directed to issue orders for
the several amounts to the several claimants,
to wit:
Illinois Industrial School for uirls,
at South Evanston, for six girls,
at SO 90 per month. ....... SlSO.OO
Illinois Eastern Hospital at kanka-
kee, for fifty patients, ....... 2so.9'
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN p. WILSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Norton, chairman committee to
settle with county officers, submitted the
following report, which was adopted
Mr. Chairman, SC Your committee to set.
tie with county officers would respectfully
report that they have examined the matter
of the bill of court bailitf, K. G. Stevens, for
services rendered, $780, 90, presented before
them. and recommend the following: That
the same he not allowed; and, as our reasons
therefor quote from the Constitution, Article
TO- paragraph 10:
"The County Board shall tx the compen.
saion of all county officers, with the amount
OF their neces sary clerk hire stationery, fuel
and other expenses. And in all cases where
fees are provided for said compensation shall
be paid only out of and snail in no instance
exceed the fees actually collected
The Board, at its September meeting, hav-
ing fixed the amount of clerk, deputy or
bailiff and Jail guard hire for the year at
50 600, the same must be paid out of said
allowance 80 made.
81 of Iii. Reports, page 55l, the Supreme
Court say: That after the compensation OF
a county officer has once been determined by
the Board any subsequent order, so far as
it may have the effect to increase or diminish
such compensation, is void
81 of hi. $50 aud 80 of Ill. 334: "a coun'
ty officer cannot recover from the county
money expended by him for necessary clerk
hire in excess Of allowances for expenses
fixed by the county board
5 of Bradwell p. GA: County not bound
to reimburse sheriff for pay of deputies"
8 of Brad, 1913, 24S and PIG: Expenses
of the office are not to become a charge on
the county
But we do further recommend that one
half or 81 800 90 Of aforesaid allowance be
advanced to said Lawrence Morrissey, sheriff,
with which to pay said expenses Of his OF.
fee: that an order be drawn on the treas
urer for that amount, and that the sheriff be
required to account for the same in his hrst
semiannual settlement.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
W. ii. NoRroN, Chairman.
HENRY GUM.
W j. DIVER.
Supervisor Lukins, chairman committee
on roads and bridges, submitted the follow
ing report, which was unanimously adopted:
Mr.. Charman Sc; Your committee on
roads and bridges would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter OF the
petition from the road commissioners OF the
Town of La Sale referred to them, praying
for aid in the repairing of the bridge cross
ing the Illinois river at La Sale, known as
the Shippingsport bridge. We find that said
petitioners have complied with the law. and
that said repairs were necessary AS stated,
and further, that said work is being and has
been done Your committee would recon-
mend that the county appropriate the sum
of one thousand dollars in full towards pay.
NJ for saii work; also that the chairman